In the orthomolecular world, the importance of vitamin D supplementation has long been known. Even government agencies in Europe have long recommended vitamin D supplements to certain target groups. So there is broad consensus on the need for vitamin D supplementation, especially in countries where the sun shines less often. Indeed, getting enough of this important vitamin from your diet is a difficult task. However, what constitutes an optimal dosage of vitamin D remains customized. It depends on a person's age, build, lifestyle and season, among other things. But also on a person's blood value, should it be measured.

Vitamin D3 Drops 200 ie of Vitals contains 5 µg (200 ie) vitamin D3 per drop. The convenient pipette allows for easy and accurate dosing. It can be given to children of all ages, even the very youngest. It is also suitable for adults who prefer drops to capsules or tablets. Whereas many vitamin D products in drop form nowadays contain MCT oil, Vitals deliberately chooses a special sunflower oil that is naturally low in omega 6 and contains more than 75% omega 9. This oil has a fatty acid composition similar to olive oil, but with a more neutral taste.

Optimal vitamin D supply of great importance
Knowledge about the role and importance of vitamin D in the human body has increased dramatically in recent decades. Scientists have found receptors for vitamin D in more than 30 different types of tissues and organs, including immune cells, muscles and bones. This means that vitamin D has a wide range of activity and supports health in a variety of ways. In particular, vitamin D is known to be good for bones and teeth. In fact, vitamin D is needed for the absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the diet and for maintaining normal levels of both nutrients in the blood. These minerals, in turn, are needed for the mineralization of bones and teeth.

Vitamin D is further beneficial to muscles, as a vitamin D receptor is also found in muscle tissue. Activation of it promotes the production of proteins in muscles, which is important for their function. Vitamin D is also involved in the cell division process and the production of new cells and tissues. In addition, vitamin D acts immunomodulatory, or regulatory within the immune system. In fact, vitamin D receptors are found on T-helper cells, a form of white blood cells that play an important role in certain processes within the immune system. In this way, vitamin D is involved in the complex immune system in many ways. In short, an optimal status of vitamin D is extremely important for our health. It is not for nothing that in most countries there are recommendations about taking a vitamin D supplement.

High oleic sunflower oil: low in omega 6 and, like olive oil, naturally rich in oleic acid (omega 9)
When choosing a suitable oil base, we considered several aspects, such as taste, stability, composition and sustainability. We ended up with a sunflower oil that naturally has a fatty acid profile very similar to that of olive oil. This so-called high oleic sunflower oil consists (like olive oil) of at least 75% of the monounsaturated fatty acid oleic acid (omega 9). And it contains a low level of linoleic acid (omega 6), also similar to the omega 6 content in olive oil. But with a more neutral taste. Another advantage of high oleic sunflower oil is its stability.

These properties have made high oleic sunflower oil a popular choice for use in infant formula. In addition, this makes it very suitable for liquid nutritional supplements. The high oleic sunflower oil in Vitamin D3 200 ie Drops from Vitals comes from European sunflowers, which are grown naturally (i.e., GMO-free) to high levels of omega 9 in their seeds.

Permitted health claims:

• vitamin D is important for calcium and phosphorus absorption from food
• vitamin D increases calcium absorption in the bones
• vitamin D helps maintain strong bones and teeth
• vitamin D is good for muscles
• vitamin D has a positive effect on the immune system, both in adults and children
• vitamin D contributes to normal growth and development of children's bones
• vitamin D contributes to normal cell division